If Rabbi Shneur and Rocha Turkov would have bet on the prospect of entertaining a standing-room only crowd this High Holiday season in a stunningly adorned, newly renovated synagogue, their odds would not have been favorable.
The latest IBD/TIPP 2012 Presidential Election Daily Tracking Poll shows Mitt Romney leading President Obama among likely Jewish voters by 4 points, with 44% of the vote versus 40% for Obama and 16% undecided. A lead for a Republican candidate among Jews would be a first in modern history.
Hundreds gathered in the Kiryat Chabad in Tzfas for the annual Simchas Beis Hashoeva celebration on Chol Hamo’ed Sukkos, which took place on Harav Kaplan Street, Named after Shliach to Tzfas, Reb Leibel Kaplan, OBM.
Nightlife, is the place in Crown Heights to come for refreshing and intriguing programs along with great food and a good time with your friends. Their debut event, which was a phenomenal success, was a live, outdoor concert. Now, for their fall semester they have a full lineup of events for young, single women which will be taking place every Monday evening on a weekly basis.
Several Jewish organizations and three rabbis filed suit today against the New York City Department of Health (DOH) seeking an injunction against regulations that would illegally inhibit and unfairly criticize a form of circumcision that has been safely practiced by Jewish people across the world for thousands of years.
Jewish singing duo 8th Day was in Israel for the first time last week. The duo’s last hit, “Ya’alili”, was rated one of the top videos in Israel, the U.S. and Australia. The song’s clip on YouTube has now had more than 1.5 million views.
Today, the 25th of Tishrei, is the second Yahrtzeit of Mrs. Esther Cohen (nee Rubin), OBM. We present to our readers a video of a young Esther addressing the Kinus Hashluchos in 1993, as a daughter of Shluchim from Albany, NY.
Yeshivas Ponovezh in Bnei Brak dances ‘second Hakafos’ on Motzei Shmini Atzeres. Can you spot the Lubavitcher Niggun?
Shimon Strauss plays a distinct unique role in New York City. On one hand, he is a devout Chabad Chasid deeply devoted to the teachings of the Torah and the values of Jewish community. On the other hand, he’s just another NYPD officer set out to protect and serve the city of New York.
Ten Sukkah mobiles, with 20 Bochurim aboard (two in each), descended upon central Paris during Chol Hamo’ed Sukkos. They performed the Mitzvah of Lulav and Esrog with over 500 Jews.
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Chabad of Silver Spring, Maryland will be tearing down its synagogue and replacing it with a larger building within “a matter of months,” said Rabbi Berel Wolvovsky.
A gala banquet was arranged by the Vaad T.H.H. for the thousands of guests who arrived in Crown Heights to spend Tishrei in the Rebbe’s courtyard.
Noson Hecht always knew he wanted to change the world. An active member of the Chabad community, he has let his faith guide him to the creation of several successful businesses and philanthropic endeavors. He has been blessed with success. Now, with his revolutionary new enterprise, comes the world changing.
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